INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s provision for income taxes as of September 30, 2023 has been calculated by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full year to “ordinary” income or loss (pre-tax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items). For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s income tax expense was $3,619,000 compared to $6,262,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Effective tax rates were 68% and 31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had income taxes payable of $3,088,000. The Company classifies interest and penalties incurred on tax payments as income tax expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s effective tax rate was above statutory tax rates as a result of permanent differences related to Section 162(m) limitations. Section 162(m) compensation deduction limitations occurred as a result of changes in tax law arising from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.